Global Perspectives on the Old Testament, 1st edition
Published by Pearson (July 31st 2013) - Copyright © 2014
1st edition
Overview
A revolutionary title for and by the global community
This exciting first edition of Global Perspectives on the Old Testament, edited by Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver, collects writings from a variety of geographic, social, cultural, political, economic, and religious settings. The book features 28 chapters, each comprised of four short, accessible essays on a specific biblical text. This design creates a focused, dynamic conversation of perspectives, which will in turn prompt engaging conversations in the classroom. Students will learn about themselves and their own particular context as they explore the ideas and contexts of other biblical interpreters from around the globe.
In addition to presenting truly fresh interpretations of the Old Testament—this is no predictable compendium of scholarly essays—the book features discussion questions at the end of each chapter, as well as many additional questions in the Instructor’s Resource Manual.
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Table of contents
In this section:
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Detailed Table of Contents
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Genesis 1–3 (Part I)
Chapter 2. Genesis 1–3 (Part II)
Chapter 3. Genesis 12–21
Chapter 4. Genesis 22
Chapter 5. Genesis 25–33
Chapter 6. Genesis 37–50
Chapter 7. Exodus 1–15
Chapter 8. Exodus 20
Chapter 9. Leviticus
Chapter 10. Deuteronomy 6, 10, 16, 24
Chapter 11. Joshua 1–11
Chapter 12. 1 Samuel 16–2 Samuel 21
Chapter 13. Isaiah 40–55
Chapter 14. Jeremiah
Chapter 15. Ezekiel 1–24
Chapter 16. Jonah
Chapter 17. Micah 3, 6
Chapter 18. Psalm 22, 23, 42, 148
Chapter 19. Psalm 137
Chapter 20. Proverbs 31
Chapter 21. Job
Chapter 22. Song of Songs
Chapter 23. Ruth
Chapter 24. Lamentations
Chapter 25. Ecclesiastes
Chapter 26. Esther
Chapter 27. Daniel
Chapter 28. Ezra and Nehemiah
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Genesis 1–3 (Part I)
Chinese and Biblical Creation Myths
Sonia Kwok Wong (China)
The Purusa-Sukta Compared to Biblical Texts
M. Aravind Jeyakumar (India)
The Concept of Human Community in African Creation Stories
David T. Williams (South Africa)
Six Differences between Two Creation Stories in Genesis
Meir Bar-Ilan (Israel)
Chapter 2. Genesis 1–3 (Part II)
Theism, Evolution, and Reading Genesis
Patrick Gray (United States)
A Literal Reading of Genesis
Keith Megilligan (United States)
Genesis and the Treatment of the Natural World
Jonathan Merritt (United States)
Animals and Our Relationship to Them
Phillip Sherman (United States)
Chapter 3. Genesis 12–21
Life in India and Abraham’s Trials
K. B. Georgekutty (India)
Raimundo Panikkar’s Interpretation of Melchizedek in Genesis 14
Erik Ranstrom (United States)
An “Ethnic Minority” Interpretation of Hagar and Ishmael
Janice P. De-Whyte (Ghana, England)
Sodom and Gomorrah and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Roland Boer (Australia)
Chapter 4. Genesis 22
Genesis 22 and Conflict in the Middle East
Clare Amos (Lebanon)
A Comparison of Genesis 22 to the Qur’an
F. Volker Greifenhagen (Canada)
A Personal Reflection on the Sacrifice of a Son
Shira Salamone (United States)
Five Explanations for the Inclusion of Genesis 22 in Scripture
Christo Lombaard (South Africa)
Chapter 5. Genesis 25–33
A Jewish Feminist Reflection on Rebekah
Arlette Poland (United States)
God’s Treatment of Esau
Shirley Phelps-Roper (United States)
Leah and the Challenges of Women in Polygynous Partnership
Madipoane Masenya (South Africa)
A Spiritual Reflection on the Life of Jacob
Clarence Mitchell (United States)
Chapter 6. Genesis 37–50
Forgiveness in the Joseph Narrative
Eric A. Seibert (United States)
Joseph’s Actions and Economic Theory
Wayne Tarrant (United States)
An LGBT Reading of Genesis 37–50
Mona West (United States)
A Personal Conversation with Joseph
Francis G. H. Pang (Hong Kong, Canada)
Chapter 7. Exodus 1–15
Two Aspects of Exodus through a Buddhist Lens
Vanessa R. Sasson (Canada)
The Divine Name and Kitaro Nishida’s Concept of God
Eiko Hanaoka (-Kawamura) (Japan)
The Exodus Story as Historical Fiction
Megan Bishop Moore (United States)
A Liberationist Reading of the Exodus Story
Gilbert Lozano (Brazil)
Chapter 8. Exodus 20
The Ten Commandments in an African-American Community
Febbie C. Dickerson (United States)
The Ten Commandments and the Separation of Church and State
Jonathan Redding (United States)
Confucius and the Fifth Commandment
Maggie Low (Singapore)
The Ten Commandments in Greenland
Flemming A. J. Nielsen (Greenland)
Chapter 9. Leviticus
Female Purity in Leviticus and India
Surekha Nelavala (India)
Necromancy in Africa
Onesimus A. Ngundu (Zimbabwe)
Slavery in Levitical Law and Black Liberation Theology
Josiah U. Young III (United States)
The Tao Te Ching and the Relevance of Leviticus
Michael Shepherd (China)
Chapter 10. Deuteronomy 6, 10, 16, 24
Korean Celebrations and Exhortations in Deuteronomy
Heewon Chung (South Korea)
Deuteronomy and Chinese Christians Living in Indonesia
Andrea K. Iskandar (Indonesia)
Deuteronomy as a Lesson on How to Treat the Oppressed
Song-Chong Lee (South Korea)
Deuteronomy as a Blueprint for Social Justice
Santiago Slabodsky (Argentina)
Chapter 11. Joshua 1–11
Reading Joshua as a Canaanite
Royce M. Victor (India)
Four Strategies for Reading Joshua Nonviolently
Eric A. Seibert (United States)
A Defense of God
Stanley V. Udd (United States)
God as an Egotistical Deity
Maria Vlashchenko (Russia)
Chapter 12. 1 Samuel 16–2 Samuel 21
The David Stories and a Life of Reckless Abandon
Seth Boulton (United States)
Four Interpretations of the David–Jonathan Relationship
James N. Pohlig (West Africa)
The Woman of 2 Samuel 20 and Abigail as Peacemakers
Andreas Kunz-Lübcke (Germany)
The Inspiration of Rizpah’s Courageous Helplessness
Valerie Bridgeman (United States)
Chapter 13. Isaiah 40–55
Words of Hope for Contemporary Exiles in South and Central America
Gilbert Lozano (Colombia)
Fear of the Future among Igorot Tribes of the Philippines
R. G. dela Cruz (Philippines)
Isaiah as Resistance Literature
Rubertha Taylor (United States)
The Myth of Baliraja and the Servant Figure in Isaiah
Rajkumar Boaz Johnson (India)
Chapter 14. Jeremiah
Egypt in the book of Jeremiah
Safwat Adel Marzouk (Egypt)
Jeremiah and the Caste System
Varaprasad Gosala (India)
The Troubling Theology of Jeremiah Tim Bulkeley (New Zealand)
Jeremiah’s Confessions and My Own Pilgrimage
Jim West (United States)
Chapter 15. Ezekiel
“Doom and Gloom” in Ezekiel and Today’s News Networks
John Fink (United States)
God’s Mistreatment of Female Jerusalem in Ezekiel 16
Aaron Koller (United States)
Ezekiel 16 as Hope and Warning for Orphans in Bulgaria
Elizabeth A. Steger (Bulgaria)
Reading Ezekiel 16 and 23 in the Red Light District
Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyink (Netherlands)
Chapter 16. Jonah
Jonah as Missionary
Jonathan Seitz (Taiwan)
Jonah and the Ocean
NaÉsili Vaka’uta (Tonga)
Jonah and the Challenges and Contradictions of Buenos Aires
Mariel Pons (Argentina)
Jonah as a Book of Surprises and Reversals
Jione Havea (Australia)
Chapter 17. Micah 3, 6
Micah 3 as a Warning to Greedy Preachers in Korea
Hyung Won Lee (South Korea)
A Jewish Lesbian Interpretation of Micah 6:8
Rebecca T. Alpert (United States)
Micah and Hope for Toronto’s Poor
Shannon E. Baines (Canada)
“The Image of Limited Good” and Micah
James N. Pohlig (Nigeria, Mexico)
Chapter 18. Psalm 22, 23, 42, 148
Psalm 22 as an African Spell
Zacharias Kotzé (South Africa)
Psalm 23 and West African Shepherds
Danielle Smith (Senegal)
Psalm 42 and Anorexia
Amy Lambert (United States)
Psalm 148 and the Native American View of Animals
David Aftandilian (United States)
Chapter 19. Psalm 137
Psalm 137 and the Bahamas
Fiona C. Black (Bahamas)
“Rivers of Babylon” and the Torture of Detainees in Abu Ghraib
Erin Runions (United States)
The Violence of Psalm 137 and 9/11
James Mackay (United States)
Righteousness and Hatred in Psalm 137
Maria Vlashchenko (Russia)
Chapter 20. Proverbs 31
Aspiring to Be the Woman of Proverbs 31
Melanie Chitwood (United States)
Reading Proverbs 31 Suspiciously
Athalya Brenner (The Netherlands, Israel)
Pandita Ramabai’s Translation and Use of Proverbs 31
Rajkumar Boaz Johnson (India)
“Praise of Lady Yum,” Proverbs 31, and a Challenge to Patriarchy
Heewon Chung (South Korea)
Chapter 21. Job
An African-South African Woman’s Perspective on Job 3
Madipoane Masenya (South Africa)
Reading Job 3 and 42 with People Living with HIV
Gerald West (South Africa)
Job’s Critique of a Theology of Prosperity in Latin America
Gilbert Lozano (Brazil)
The Troubling Theology of Job and its Place in Contemporary Life
Jonathan Redding (United States)
Chapter 22. Song of Songs
Comparing the Song to Literature and Film in India
Monica J. Melanchthon (India)
Hearing the Song as a Secular Cultural Product
Athalya Brenner (Israel)
The Song as Jesus’ Personal Love Notes
Lynn Cowell (United States)
The Song as a Censored Allegory
Roland Boer (Australia)
Chapter 23. Ruth
Ruth and Naomi in a Joint Family System
Surekha Nelavala (India)
Ruth as a Marriage Migrant
Yani Yoo (South Korea)
Ruth’s Relevance to the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Comea M. Walthall (United States)
Ruth as Ideal Surrogate Mother
Francis G. H. Pang (Hong Kong)
Chapter 24. Lamentations
Lamentations and Minjung Theology of Han
Yeong Mee Lee (South Korea)
Lamentations and the Form and Function of Dalit Poetry
Monica J. Melanchthon (India)
The Theological Difficulties of God’s Destruction of Jerusalem
Ulrich Berges (Germany)
The Depiction of Jerusalem as an Unprotected Widow
Naomi Graetz (Israel)
Chapter 25. Ecclesiastes
The Concept of Time in Ecclesiastes and Chinese Literature
Menghun Goh (China)
Ecclesiastes 3 in Africana Communities
Joseph L. Tucker Edmonds (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Qoheleth and the Buddha
Nicholas Alan Worssam (United Kingdom)
The Preacher and One’s Own “Text-of-Life”
Barbara Mei Leung Lai (Canada)
Chapter 26. Esther
Reading Esther as an African American Woman
Yolanda M. Norton (United States)
A Masculine Reading of the Book of Esther
Tim Bulkeley (New Zealand)
Lessons from Esther for Christians in Egypt
Safwat Adel Marzouk (Egypt)
The God of Esther and Christianity in China
Ken Chan (China)
Chapter 27. Daniel
Daniel in Babylon as an Example for Christians in New Zealand
George Wieland (New Zealand)
Daniel’s Diet and Vegetarianism
Melanie F. Boyter (United States)
Daniel’s Prophecy of Christ’s Future, Eternal Kingdom
Jon Franklin (United States)
Daniel and the Baha’i Faith
Daniel Grolin (Denmark)
Chapter 28. Ezra and Nehemiah
Asian North American Women and the Banishment of Foreign Wives
Grace Ji-Sun Kim (United States)
Intermarriage in Ezra-Nehemiah, Africa, and Christianity
Onesimus A. Ngundu (Zimbabwe)
A Cuban Reflection on the Biblical Experience of Exile
Franco Valdes (Cuba, United States)
Personal Thoughts on the Identity Crisis of Biblical Exiles
Danielle Smith (Senegal, United States)
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